SPONSORED CHILDREN IN SECONDARY SCHOOL

Primary school education (children aged 7 to 14) is paid for by the government.
All secondary schools are fee paying schools.

Fees vary from school to school, but typical fees for a full four years in
secondary school are currently £560.00 (US$ 1120.00) including examination
fees.

By nature, very few people can afford to send their children to secondary
school. For example, a teacher will earn about £55.00 per month, and
a labourer a fraction of that. Grandparents who look after orphaned children
have no chance whatsoever to send those in their care to secondary school.

GILBERT OUYA

Lives with his grandfather Nicandor Bodo Ondu. Parents are both dead and
grandmother died September 2007. He has two brothers and one sister (all
younger). His favourite subject is Maths, and he has ambitions to attend
university.

ROSEBELL ATIENO

Lives with her aunt Millicent Anyango, who is a seamstress, repairing and
making clothes. Rosebell has no brothers or sisters. Her ambition is to become
a teacher.

We have also bought a Singer sewing machine for Alara School, which will
be loaned free of charge to Millicent Anyango (at present she hires one at
Ksh 800/= per month). In return she has agreed to train two or three teenage
orphan girls who have left primary school, so that they can learn tailoring
and dressmaking, and earn their own incomes.

EDWIN OCHIENG

Edwin has no brothers or sisters. His father died when he was one week old
and his mother left him with his grandparents when he was two years old.
His grandparents died and now he lives with his aunt Elizabeth Anyango. He
would like to be a doctor.

NEREAH ATIENO

Nereah lives with her grandmother Marcella Ojuang. Her father died in 2000
and her mother in 2002. Her grandfather is also dead. She has six brothers
and three sisters. Three of them live at their grandmother's home.

Nereah has ambitions to become a doctor.

VICTOR ODHIAMBO

Victor's mother died in 2005. He lives with his father (Barrack Ogendo) who
is unable to work due to a permanently damaged leg and who is confined to
bed. Although not a full orphan, Victor is a special case. Moreso, because
he is young at only 13 years old. We have spoken with the head teacher at
Dago Kokore Secondary School who has agreed to take him. Victor is a really
bright young man ahead of his age in education and who is a confident
communicator. We have great hopes for his success in the future.

If you would like to sponsor a child to attend secondary school for four
years, then please click on the "Donate" button. The fees for a full four
years in secondary school are currently £560.00 (US$ 1120.00) including
examination fees. Please follow up with an e-mail to us at
info@helpkenyakids.org
Payments are accepted securely though Paypal in any currency.
We really appreciate your donations, and the Kenyans will too!
Remember, we don't take anything out of the fund for our trips and expenses,
nothing comes out for administration costs. Every penny of donations gets
put to good, direct use.

If you fancy coming with us on one of our future trips to Kisumu, then let
us know. We'll not hide the fact that you will pay for your trip expenses,
the hotel where we stay in Kisumu isn't 5 star (its cheap and basic, but
OK), you will need lots of inoculations, and you will eat basic food. But,
you will have a life-changing experience, and you will want to go back again
and become even more involved.